PAINTINGS | angela

"WINTER COLLECTION" 2023

“Winter Collection 2023”, questions the ambiguity of modern society, the ephemeral nature of its representations and the concept of evolution and progress.
The duality characterized through the fashion industry, the repetition of aesthetic patterns, the perception of beauty, symbology and femininity, are recurrent elements of this work.

Hats

Symbology and themes:
Lack of trust in the institutions. Dogma. Modern slavery. Gender roles. Religion, law enforcement, financial organisations, educational structure, monarchies, judicial and correctional system.

Textiles and Wallpaper

Symbology and themes:
Disconnection with the natural world. Extinct species appreciated today through fancy fabrics, ornaments and museum pieces, among others. Miao tradition of headdress made with cow’s horns and dead ancestors' hair as a way of honouring a sacred animal and ancestors. Mother nature as a highly sophisticated entity. The gesture with the hands implying self- healing (Reiki) also represents providing and taking away. Mourning emblem.

Head Covers

Symbology and themes:
Identity crisis (1). Mestizaje. Zambo. Globalization. Integration/differentiation. Memory. Sacred geometry (energy patterns that create and unify all things).

Shoes

Symbology and themes:
Moral crisis. Fundamental human rights. Exploitation. Vulnerability. Annulation. Visibilization. Modest style dresses as a dualistic symbol of Beauty/devotion or resistance as in western countries vs. oppression. Same patterns, different perspectives.

Hairstyle

Symbology and themes:
Identity Crisis (2) Mulato. Mestizaje. Sacred geometry (energy patterns that create and unify all things). Braids as a symbol of resistance during colonization period. Afro-Colombians used braids as a tool for hiding gold pieces “pepitas de oro”or as maps to help fugitives survive and find freedom.

Gold Jewelry

Symbology and themes:
Identity Crisis (3) Heritage. Ornaments. Cultural patrimony and the contemporary society’s use of the past. Ethnic handcrafts. Mythology, ideology and belief systems vs. fashion trends.